Educational Liberty
“Discipling our children is not about teaching them to behave in a way that won’t embarrass us. … We’re actually raising our children with a view toward leading them to trust and to follow Christ.”
Voddie Baucham
Voddie Baucham
The Truth About Why They Don’t Teach Money in School
May 17, 2023
The public school system as we know it today was intentionally designed and established around the 1900s, marking a departure from the historical norm where children learned skills directly from their parents to survive. While ancient Greece had school systems, they were the exception rather than the rule throughout history. The current public schooling system entails compulsory, government-mandated education for children of the same age, learning together in an environment that may seem disconnected from their future endeavors. However, the system's design has a specific intention behind it. Although many people are dissatisfied with the system's performance, understanding its deliberate setup is crucial.
Timecodes
0:00 Introduction
1:17 Prussia Schools for Soldiers
3:11 US Schools for Employees
7:38 U.S. System is Now Failing
10:20 Competition
13:15 Why Money isn’t Taught
15:04 What I’m Doing Instead
18:25 Other Alternatives
The public school system as we know it today was intentionally designed and established around the 1900s, marking a departure from the historical norm where children learned skills directly from their parents to survive. While ancient Greece had school systems, they were the exception rather than the rule throughout history. The current public schooling system entails compulsory, government-mandated education for children of the same age, learning together in an environment that may seem disconnected from their future endeavors. However, the system's design has a specific intention behind it. Although many people are dissatisfied with the system's performance, understanding its deliberate setup is crucial.
Timecodes
0:00 Introduction
1:17 Prussia Schools for Soldiers
3:11 US Schools for Employees
7:38 U.S. System is Now Failing
10:20 Competition
13:15 Why Money isn’t Taught
15:04 What I’m Doing Instead
18:25 Other Alternatives
12 Secrets about Wealth You Didn't Know were in the Bible
Jun 7, 2024
Teaching Your Kids to be In the World, Not of It
Charlie Kirk’s Speech at Educators’ Summit 2025
Charlie Kirk’s Speech at Educators’ Summit 2025
